CAPITAL RECORD

Capital Member is Keynote at AsiaPac

Robin Handleman of the Rockville Kiwanis Club was the keynote speaker at the Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention, in Kathmandu, Nepal. During her time in Asia, Robin volunteered in two out of the six countries that she had planned (Sri Lanka and Nepal), before it was cut short due to coronavirus. With the help of her Kiwanis chapters she was able to open up her first library in Nepal, and six more libraries in six more countries will open. Robin is so grateful for the support of her Kiwanis chapters and looks forward to speaking to more Kiwanis clubs in the near future when this pandemic is over.

Harrisonburg Received Surprise Donation

A phone call in January 2020 started a very surprising adventure for the Kiwanis Club of Harrisonburg. Keith Spitzer contacted Dennis Baugh, club member and Capital District Governor-Elect, indicating that he had a friend that wanted to pay back the club for allowing her to attend Madison College (now James Madison University) after graduating from Harrisonburg High school in 1958. That person was Sandra Leake, now Crippen!

But, first, a little bit about Sandra Leake Crippen. Sandra Leake was one of twelve children born to Clarence (“Tucky”) and Ellen Leake born in 1939. While a senior at Harrisonburg High School, she was awarded a scholarship by the Kiwanis Club of Harrisonburg for $350.00. The attached clipping reads, “Miss Sandra Leake receives the Kiwanis Club scholarship from President Harold Clark at the graduation exercises of Harrisonburg High School. Miss Leake was one of the

Happy Anniversary

AUGUST

Washington ........................................... 1917 Bassett................................................... 1926 Reisterstown .......................................... 1935 Front Royal ............................................ 1945 South Arlington ..................................... 1947 Peninsula at Oyster Point...................... 1959 Virginia Beach Town Center.................. 1973 Greater Hilton ....................................... 2010

SEPTEMBER

Allegany Highlands............................... 1923 Georgetown, DE ................................... 1935 Abingdon .............................................. 1942 Montgomery Co-Blacksburg................. 1946 Wise....................................................... 1946 Mount Vernon ....................................... 1953 Denbigh ................................................ 1967 Poquoson .............................................. 1974 Shepherd Park....................................... 1976 Smithfield .............................................. 1976 Tuckahoe ............................................... 1979 Olney..................................................... 1982 Lynnhaven ............................................. 1983 Greater Millsboro .................................. 1989

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